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CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES FIFTEENTH CONGRESS First Regular Session } . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ,0. No. 4586 By REPRESENTATIVES ZAMORA-AP~AY AND ANGARA, PER COMMmEE REpORT No. 906 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA V ALLEY TO BE KNOWN AS THE COMPOSTELA VALl·EY STATE COLLEGE, INTEGRATING THBRfiWITH /\8 REGULAk BRANCHES THE BUKlDNON STATE UNIVER~ITY EXTEIUIAL STUDIES CENTERS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MONKAYO, MARAGUSAN, MONTEVISTA AND NEW BATAAN, ALL LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY AND APPROPRIA rING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe Philippines i" Congress assembled: SECTION I.,Establishment. - There is hereby est.blished a state 2 college in the Municipality of Compostela, Province of Compostela Valley to j be known as the Compostela Valley State College, bereinafter referred to as 4 the College, and integrating therewith as its regular branches the Bukidnon 5 State University (BSU) External Studies Centers in the municipalities of 6 Monkayo, Maragusan, Montevista and New Bataan, all located in the Province 7 of Compostela Valley. The main campus shall be located in the Municipality 8 of Compostela. 2 SEC. 2. General Mandate. - The College shall primatily provide 2 advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and trainhlg 3 in agriculture, science and technology and otber related fields: It shall &lso 4 undertake research and ex\'msion services in support of the socioeconomic 5 development of the Province of Compostela Valley and provide progressive 6 leadership in its areas of specialization. 7 SEC. 3. AcademIc Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. The 8 College shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pUl'lluant to 9 paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Republic of 10 the Philippines. II SEC. 4. Curricular Offerings. - The College shall offer undergraduate, 12 graduate and short-term technical COill"ses in the fields of agriculture, forestry, 13 arts and sciences, information technology, teacher education, industrial 14 technology and other courses within its areas of specialization and according to . 15 its capabilities as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary to carry out its 16 objectives and ia order to meet the needs of the Proviaee of Compostela Valley 17 ar,d Region XI. 18 The College may maintain and operate a reasonably-sized laboratory 19 school ifit has an Institute of Education. 20 SEC. 5. Administration. - The College shall have the general powers 21 of a corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa Big. 68, as amended, otherwise 22 known as "The Corporation Code of the Philippines". The administration of 23 the College and the exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively 24 in the Board of Trustees and the President of the College. 25 SEC. 6. The Governing Boa'd. - The governing body of the College 26 shall be the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, Which shall 27 be composed of the following: 3 (a) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 2 Chairperson; 3 (b) The President ofthe College, Vice Chairperson; 4 (c) The Chairperson ofthe Committee on Education, Arts and Culture 5 of the Senate, member; 6 (d) The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical 7 Education of the House of Representatives, member;. 8 ( e) The Regional Director of the National Economic and Development 9 Authority (NEDA), member; 10 (f) The Regional Director of the Department of Science and II Technology (DOST), member; 12 (g) The President of the fe<,leration of taculty associations of the 13 College, member; 14 (h) The President of the federation of student councils of the College, 15 member; 16 (i) The President of the federation of alumni associations of the 17 College, member; and J 8 0) Two (2) prominent citizens from the private sector who have 19 distinguished themselves in their profession or fields of specialization, 20 members . 21 The Board shall appoint the two (2) prominent citizens from among a n list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Province of Compostela Valley, 23 as recommended by the search committee constituted by the College President, 24 in consultation with'the Chairperson of the CHED and the other members of 25 the Board, based on the normal standards and qualifications fo~ the position. 26 The term of office of the President of the federation of faculty 27 associations, the President of the federation of student councils and the 28 President of the federation of alumni associations shall be coterminous with 4 their respective terms of office, as set forth in their respective constitutions and 2 bylaws, 3 The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2) years 4 from the date of appointment. S SEC. 7. Powers and Duties of the Board of Trustees. - The Board 6 shall have the following specific powers and duties, in addition to its general 7 powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to the 8 board of directors of a corporation under existing laws: 9 (a) To promulgate and implement policies in accordance with- the 10 declared State policies and the provisions of the Philippine Constitntion on . II education, agriculture, science and technology, as well as the policies, 12 standards and thrusts of the CHED under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise 13 known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994"; 14 (b) To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law as may be .A 15 necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the College; i6 (e) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the 17 support of the College in the manner it may determine in its discretion, in order 18 to carry out the purposes and functions of the College; 19 (d) To import economic, technical and cultural books andlor 20 publications; 21 (e) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal 22 properties of all kinds and to administer and dispose of the same when 23 necessary for the benefit of the College and, subject to the limitations, 24 directions and instructions of the donor, ifany; 2S (f) To fix the tuition fees and other necessary school charges such as, 26 but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as 27 the Board may deem proper to impose, after due consultations with the 28 involved sectors. ------_. - 5 I Such fees and charges, including government subsidies an!! other 2 income generated by the College, shall constitute special trust funds and shall 3 be deposited in any authorized government depository bank, and all interests 4 that shall accrue therefrom shall form part of tile same funds for the use of the 5 College. 6 Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations' to the co~trary 7 notwithstanding. any income generated by the College from tuition fees and 8 other charges. as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land 9 grants, shall be retained by the College and may be disbursed by the Board for 10 instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the College: II Provided, That all fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for tile specific purposes 12 for which these are collected. 13 If. for reaSOns beyond its control, the College shall not be able to pursue 14 auy project for which the funds have been appropriated and allocated under its IS approved program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of said 16 funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be necessary 17 and urgent for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the College; 18 (g) To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school 19 fees for greater access to poor but deserving students; 20 (h) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings. machiMry. 21 equipment and other facilities, and the purchase and acqUisition of real 22 property, including necessary supplies, materials and equipment; 23 (i) To appoint, upon recommendation of the President of tile College, 24 vice president. deans, directors, heads of campuses, faculty members and other 25 officials and employees of the College; 26 (j) To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative 27 officials and employees, subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation 28 and Position Classification System and other pertinent budget and • 6 compensation laws governing hours of service and such other duties and 2 conditions as it may deem proper; to grant them, at its ,discretion, leaves of 3 absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provision of existing 4 law to the contrary notwithstanding; and to' remove them for cause in 5 accordance with the requirements of due process of law; 6 (k) To approve the cunicula, instructional programs and rules of 7 discipline drawn by the Administrative and the Academic Councils herein 8 provided; 9 (1) To set policies on admission and graduation of students; 10 (m) To award honorru-y degrees upon persons in recognition of their II outstanding contribution in the fields of education, public service, arts, science 12 and teehnology, agriculture or in any field of specialization within the 13 .cademic competence of the College; and to authorize the awarding of 14 certiftc"!es of completion of nondegree and nontraditional courses; 15 (n) To esuiblish and absorb nonchartered tertiary institutions within the I6 Province' of Composte!a Valley as branches and centers in coordination with 17 the CHED,